The Cuban communist government is very successful. It is one of the only governments that has been communist and that has been under the rule of Castro for a little over 50 years. Whether it's success is good is another thing, but it's defiantly successful.
The Cuban socialist government is also very successful. Socialism is when ones government controls businesses and it Cuba, though the people might not be happy socialism is indeed successful.
The United States is a Capitalist society, a very successful capitalist society at fact. There are millions of business' that are owned by private owners who do make a very large profit.
Out of the ideas of communism, socialism and capitalism, I would have to agree with the idea of capitalism the most. Capitalism puts the power in the hands of the people. Communism and Socialism would both deprive me of my opinion and any self success. When the government controls everything, where do the people come in? Where do our opinions come in? Where do our rights come in? Capitalism is one of the few types of government that lets the people live off of their own success. However, I would hate to live in a completely capitalist government, because not many people would succeed, so a combination of capitalism and socialism would be ideal.
11/5/10
Direct Democracy is when all the people in the country have an equal say in the choices that are made. Strengths: Makes people feel important, and the decision is right for the people that are in the country. Everyone can express their opions. Weaknesses: there was a lot of disagreements. Takes forever to make one decision. A Direct Democracy does not exist.
Representative Democracy: is when people vote for people to make laws for them Strengths: lots of different opionions to vote on Weakness: not everyone agrees with the new law
Theocracy is when a government is ruled by a god and supervised by a council Strengths: They dont have to make any decisions for themselves Weaknesses: people treat it more like a religion than a government
Single-Party State is when a place has one person who makes up all the rules, and other people cant do or say anything without permission. Strengths: people have a fear of their dictator so theres less of a chance that crime would happen Weaknesses: population cant make decisions and theyre very un-happy.
11/17/10 Social Darwinism- is the belief that one should adapt as time goes on. The more companies with the better technologies will be dominant. Capitalism.
Summary Of the Video: Homer going through the evolution of mankind.
What makes one country better than another? Education, war tactics, strength, Fossil fuels, money.
Europeans think they can rule the world, because they think theyre better than everyone.
European countries felt that they had the right to colonize other nations because they thought that they were superior to the areas they were trying to colonize, because they had better technology and had the beliefs that god wanted them to do it.
11/23/10 How do you think drugs could be a tool for imperialsim? I think drugs could be used as a drug for imperialsim because drugs are addictive, and it gets the enemy disoriented, so when you stared trading drugs, theyll be a lot of demand for them and even if the government wants them gone, the people wont.
Find an example of communist, socialist, and capitalist governments.
- Cuba
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_socialist_countrieshttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2886.htm
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/cuba/government.htm
2. Cuba
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/56207/list_of_socialist_countries_with_individual.html?cat=37
http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/RED_FEATHER/CUBA/002durand.htm
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/34915
3. United States
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_capitalist_countries_in_the_world
http://www.hermes-press.com/vulture.htm
http://economics.about.com/od/howtheuseconomyworks/a/us_capitalism.htm
Questions on the board
Where there governments successful?
Out of the ideas of communism, socialism and capitalism, I would have to agree with the idea of capitalism the most. Capitalism puts the power in the hands of the people. Communism and Socialism would both deprive me of my opinion and any self success. When the government controls everything, where do the people come in? Where do our opinions come in? Where do our rights come in? Capitalism is one of the few types of government that lets the people live off of
their own success. However, I would hate to live in a completely capitalist government, because not many people would succeed, so a combination of capitalism and socialism would be ideal.
11/5/10
Direct Democracy is when all the people in the country have an equal say in the choices that are made.
Strengths: Makes people feel important, and the decision is right for the people that are in the country. Everyone can express their opions.
Weaknesses: there was a lot of disagreements. Takes forever to make one decision.
A Direct Democracy does not exist.
Representative Democracy: is when people vote for people to make laws for them
Strengths: lots of different opionions to vote on
Weakness: not everyone agrees with the new law
Theocracy is when a government is ruled by a god and supervised by a council
Strengths: They dont have to make any decisions for themselves
Weaknesses: people treat it more like a religion than a government
Single-Party State is when a place has one person who makes up all the rules, and other people cant do or say anything without permission.
Strengths: people have a fear of their dictator so theres less of a chance that crime would happen
Weaknesses: population cant make decisions and theyre very un-happy.
Representative Democracy is the best!
11/12/10
IMPERIALISM
Modern- America
http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/imperialism/modern-imperialism.html
Historical- Great Britain
http://www.timelines.info/history/ages_and_periods/the_age_of_liberalism/imperialism/
11/17/10
Social Darwinism- is the belief that one should adapt as time goes on. The more companies with the better technologies will be dominant. Capitalism.
Summary Of the Video:
Homer going through the evolution of mankind.
What makes one country better than another?
Education, war tactics, strength, Fossil fuels, money.
Europeans think they can rule the world, because they think theyre better than everyone.
Imperialism and its causes-
Do Now: 11/18/10
European countries felt that they had the right to colonize other nations because they thought that they were superior to the areas they were trying to colonize, because they had better technology and had the beliefs that god wanted them to do it.
11/23/10
How do you think drugs could be a tool for imperialsim?
I think drugs could be used as a drug for imperialsim because drugs are addictive, and it gets the enemy disoriented, so when you stared trading drugs, theyll be a lot of demand for them and even if the government wants them gone, the people wont.